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Show SISLER CLOSE TO j TV WS HEELS Bats His Way to Second Place in the American League. TY OUT IN FRONT Roush Leads National League) Batters With an Aver- age .350. . ' CHICAGO, July 14. With an average aver-age of .339, Sisler of St Louis, has bated his way to second place in tho American league, according to unofficial unof-ficial averages released today. Although Al-though falling in his attempt to break I his record for consecutive hiting Ty Cobb Is safely out in front with .375. Cobb's speed in running bases has given him possession of scoring hon-! ors. The Georgian has crossed the plate 52 times. He also leads in total ' base hitting with 163. Chapman of Cleveland, dethroned Roth, his team mate, for the lead in baso stealing with a total of 27. He f also increased his lead in sacrifice 1 hitting to 41. Pipp of Now York, with six circuit drives, leads In homo runs. ! Detroit maintained its lead In team 1 batting with .25-1. The averages in- elude games of Wedensdny i Leading hitters tor half their club's ! games : ! Cobb, Detroit, .375: Sisler. St. Louis, 1 .339; Speaker, Cleveland. .337; Rum-j ler. St. Louis, .333; Mclnnis. Phiia I delphia, .314; Chapman, Cleveland,; .306; Milan, Washington, .304, Baker, New York, .302, Roush Leadc Nationals Roush of Cincinnati, leads the National Na-tional league batters with an average of 350. Robertson of New York, tied Carey of Pittsburg, for stolen baso honors, each having IS. Doyle of Chicago, Chi-cago, retained tho lead In sacrifice hit-1 ting with eighteen and Groh of Cincinnati, Cincin-nati, boosted his lead in runs scored to 51. Hornsby of St. Louis, held on to home run honors with eight. Cincinnati Cincin-nati kept up its lead in team batting with .266. Leading hitters for half of their club's games: I Roush, Cincinnati, .350; Cruse, St.' Louis, .340; Fischer, Pittsburgh, .329; ' Wheat, Brooklyn. .319: Griffith. Cin-; cinnati, .316; Hornsby, St. Louis,; .315; Rariden, New York, .314; Neale, ' Cincinnati, .301. ! |